Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-23
Hubbard Lake.

From the seventh biennial report
Of the State board Of fish commission
ers, we copy the following description
of Hubbard Lake, by s. E. Case, who
was employed by the fish commission.
ers to examine the lake:
Hubbard Lake il situated in Alco-
ma county and is twenty-four miles
southwest of Alpena. 1t is nearly
surrounded by high hills which were
few years ago covered by II heavy
growth of white and Norway pine.
Nearly all of this is cut down and
very little left standing. The remain
ing timber, on the lower lands, is hem
lock, oak, maple, cedar, white birch,
and beach. There are several fine
farms in the vicinity of the lake, and
should q railroad be built through
that part Of the country, Hubbard
Lake would be one of the finest sum
mer resorts in Northern Michigan.
1t is at present alive with sports
men from all parts of the country.
The lake affords fine hunting and fish
ing, and rifle and hound can he heard
in all directions.
The lake is about fifty feet above
the level of Lake Huron, is about
eight miles long and its greatest width
is three miles, while.the greatest depth
found was seventy-two feet, with
uniform depth of sixty-five feet
throughout the center of the lake as
shown by the map.
Stone and gravel are found only
along and near the shore, the stones
being small and round. No lime or
sandstone is to be seen. Sand bottom
is found in many places on the shore
and in water from FIVE to ten feet deep.
Outside of this and in deeper water
the bottom is soft mud and clay, the
lead sinking its full length while
sounding. No hard bottom was found
where the water was more than fifteen
or twenty feet deep. No reef Of any
note we're found, and those only near
the principal points Of land, and ex-
tended but short distance from the
shore. A sand shoal, putting out
from Hardwood Point on the west
side of lake, one-half mile from shore,
is the largest fat on the lake.
Marshes were found at head of
East Bay, Sucker creek, West Branch
and near the outlet on the east side.
Mud Bay, on the west side, is very
soft bottom. Mud and East Bay are
the favorite localities for bass and pike
which can be seen in great numbers
when the water is still.
The lake is largely fed by springs,
some of them falling over banks
from FIVE to ten feet high, and can
be heard long distance in still wealth.
err, the largest being Noisy Spring on
the west side, the other at Churchill's
Point on the east side. A small creek
empties into East Bay, and is nearly
covered by weeds and grass, and has
very little current. Sucker creek,
near the head of the lake. is fifty feet
Il
wi 10 and two feet deep, at the mouth,
in low water, and from four to six feet
deep a few rods above. It is almost
dead water at this season of the year.
II is used by the lumbermen for run
ming logs, and Is navigable for that
purpose for six or seven miles. There
are two dams on this stream built to
enable the lumbermen to drive their
logs in low water. West Branch at
head Of the lake, is the lirgest stream
flowing into the lake, and is also used
for running logs. 1t has four dams
and a large reservoir which covers
about one hundred and fifty acres.
1t is eighty feet wide and from ten to
twelve feet deep a short distance up